The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-07-23
A GOOD TESTIMONIAL.
THE ATLANTA CONSTITU-
TION FORMERLY AN ANTI
PROHIBITION PAPER,
SPEAKS ON THE EFFECT or PRO-
HlBlTioN IN ATLANTA.

! htbiiiUN tN ~ Ian n.
The election at which prohibl-
! tion was put on trial in this city is
entitled to a place among great
events. No election Of local
nature was ever before held IN a
city of sixty thousand people in
which more was involved. The
changes proposed by it were SO
radical as to bealmost revolution
any. Over hundred business
houses were to be closed. Near
ly fiye hundred men were to be
forced to give up chosen om-
/ ployment. The city treasury
was to be left with forty thousand
| dollars less revenue. Trade
amounting annually to millions
was to be turned away from the
city. Many large business houses
were to be left unrented. OF
course, movement proposing
measures SO radical met with the
most spirited and determined op-
position. Many Of our best citi-
zeus regarded it with outspoken
disfavor.
1t was said that prohibition IN
city so large as tins was inn
practicable, that it would not pro-
hibit, that the trade would be IN
iured, that taxes would be in
creased, that the stores IN which
the liquor business was carried on
would not be rented for other pur-
poses, that the some amount Of
whisky would be drank with the
law us without It, the city would
only miss the revenue, that it
would be dcath-bIow to Atlanta's
progress.
II has now been eighteen
months since the election, and
twelve months since the law went
into effect. We are prepared
thus from observation to note re-
suits.
Prohibition IN this city does
prohibit. The law is observed al
we'll as the law against carrying
concealed weapons, gambling
theft and other otlenses of like
character. If there had been a,
many peopIein favor Of carrying
concealed weapons, theft, gamb.
ling, and etc, as there were il
favor Of the retail of ardent spirits
twelve months ago, law against
these thingsswould not have beer
carried out as well as it wa
against the liquor trade. In con
sideratIon Of the small majority
E with which Prohibition was car
ricd, and the large number 0
people who were opposed to see
! ing it prohibit, the law has beer
: marvelously we'll observed.
Prohibition has not injured th
city financially. According t
\ the assessors books property /
the city has increased Tw
d streets N the city, Decatur an
T Peters, were known as liquo
IS streets. It was hardly considere
i proper for Il lady to walk thes
!, streets without an escort. No
II they are just as orderly as any ]
1t the city. Property on them hs
d advanced from l to 20 per cen
Y The loss of forty thousand do
ct lars revenue, consequent in clio
ing the saloons, has tended in L
D. degree to impede the city's prol
~ ress in any direction. Large AZ
ID propriatious have been made
a. the water-works, the publ
le schools the Piedmont fair az
at other improvements. The bus
re ness men have raised 100000
e. build the Atlanta and Hawkin
Of vile railroad. The number
We city banks IS to be increased
d. FIVE. The coming of our nc
al railroads has been settled duril
r the year. Fifteen new stores co
ne tanning house-furnishing GOO
d, have been started since Prohir
G. tion went into effect. These a
doing well. More furniture h
been sold to mechanics and labc
%. ing men in the last twelve mont
than during the history Of q
city. The manufacturing esta
'et lishments of the city have I
on ceiyed new life. A glass facto
ic. has been built. A cotton Sc
n oil mill Is being built worth $l2l
a GOO. All improvement comp
.iy nies with a basis in real esta
ic- have seen their stock double sin
nd the election on Prohibition.
nd Stores in which the liquor ira
nd was conducted ara not vacant, b
are now occupied d by ott